It has been one year since we closed out the successful Kickstarter for My Father Wrestles Alligators and Other Fantastic Lies From My Five Older Brothers. The last year has been filled with exciting responses from everyone who received a book and reward. As one last thank you I thought... read more →
Sep
01
Aug
26
The Console War was real! Kids that grew up in the early 90s lived it. House of plumber vs house of hedgehog. Best friends arguing in the playgrounds. Families literally torn apart! That last part is a bit of an exaggeration but the lines were drawn and it was the... read more →
Aug
03
Sharing Art on Instagram Other than sharing art on Instagram and catching up on my favorite illustrators, the internet feels like it drains a little bit of me every time I sneak a peek. From the misinformation to the general hate hurled at one another, I have really been avoiding... read more →
Jul
25
I am excited to share that I am collaborating with Adam Blank of Remember the Game? retro video game podcast to create some original video game t-shirts for his podcast and the overall video game community at large. If you aren’t familiar with Remember the Game, it’s a weekly podcast... read more →
Nov
08
During the My Father Wrestles Alligators children's book Kickstarter, drawing original art like custom cartoons and the title page sketches, was such a blast. It was so much fun sitting down at my desk and hand-drawing art specifically commissioned for friends, family, and even some new fans. While it is... read more →
Oct
11
Get a Sticker and a Chance to Win a Book! Sign up for the 4545 newsletter and automatically get a sticker. You will also be entered in our Book Giveaway where you could win a copy of My Father Wrestles Alligators with an original Hallway Monster drawing on the title page.For a chance to win, all you need to... read more →
Sep
18
I know I just wrapped up my Kickstarter but I wanted to give a #FF to my pal Travis. He and David are working hard on a series of adventure books for children. With the first book already created, Travis and David are looking to expand their audience with the... read more →
Aug
31
On the surface, My Father Wrestles Alligators is just a fun little project. But creating an original children’s book has been a personal goal of mine for quite a few years. I’ve had numerous ideas that have stopped or stalled for various reasons, but this book is truly something I... read more →
Aug
28
I had two paragraphs about running a Kickstarter but I am just going to get to the point of this post: the success of My Father Wrestles Alligators wouldn’t have happened without all that help from my crowd. So I want to make sure I can pay this forward somehow.... read more →
Aug
26
Being given to the circus might seem like a pretty good gig on the surface. You can watch the animals perform tricks, see the trapeze artists and cheer for the man getting shot out a cannon. But when you have 5 older brothers, some stuff gets whispered into your ear... read more →